Kids don't pick sports based on the potential earnings they will have has a pro 20 years later.

Both Stephen Neal and Brock Lesnar were college wrestlers that never played football and made it into the NFL based on their athleticism alone. Brock didn't work out, not because of a lack of speed or strength but because he didn't take to any position well, but Stephen Neal had a long career as an offensive lineman for the Patriots.

Someone that makes more money than you, has more of a life than you, has better work ethic and more motivation than you, gets laid more than you, has more to wake up in the morning than you.. I could go on